Alameda County Judge James P. Cramer doesn't let formalities get in the way of adjudication.

A ceremony last week at JAMS' downtown Los Angeles office celebrated an alliance between the mediation and arbitration group a...

For the second time in four years, Oracle Corp. will try to persuade a federal jury Tuesday that Alphabet Inc.-owned Google sh...

The state Supreme Court Monday settled debate over California Criminal Code No. 361 jury instructions and when they are approp...

A judge has denied an unusual ex parte motion to dismiss an employment representative action for failure to prosecute, but she...

Marla Zamora, 65, stabbed to death Friday morning ...

Cooley LLP expanded its private equity group with the addition of three partners who have each served as leaders of their resp...

State law prohibits an individual from carrying a loaded firearm in a public place, even if the firearm is stored in a backpac...

Judge reluctant to reinstate Hueston Hennigan as plaintiff's attorney in a fraud suit rife with conflict of interest allegatio...

Len Venger, who was the executive vice president and head of Global Litigation at Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., rejoined ...

Adelson, Testan, Brundo, Novell & Jimenez filed a complaint against the newly formed Misa Stefen Koller Ward LLP alleging ...

A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.

Fair use is the only issue on the table for the 10 jurors who will hear the retrial of the copyright case between Oracle Corp....

Mark Petersen, the sole judge in Moreno Valley, describes his assignment and courthouse as 'fun.'

Targeted in a high-profile lawsuit by San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera, the president of the Academy of Arts Univers...

The state Supreme Court clarified restrictions involving vexatious litigants in a unanimous opinion issued last week. ...

A Los Angeles federal jury has awarded the owner $3.3 million in damages and said the city of Carson's rent control measures v...

After an explosive two days of testimony last week, newly disclosed sheriff's documents and an audio recording about a secret ...

The scope of authority granted to regulatory agencies by acts of Congress, as well as one's ability to sue an agency for surpa...

A lawsuit with a Private Attorney General Act claim filed by a pharmacist stating employees do not get overtime pay took an un...

Facebook Inc. has lost a chance to thwart a Northern District class action that accuses the social media company of using faci...

Lawyer for the presumptive GOP nominee says client also plans to attend most of the trial. ...

LA Judge Stan Blumenfeld, a former civil attorney, sees his criminal court as a place of business.

A weekly roundup of lateral attorney moves, law firm office openings and partner promotions from around California.

For JAMS Michael Weaver, solutions come from keeping all parties engaged

Gov. Jerry Brown faces an anxious wait to see if the state Supreme Court deems his sweeping criminal justice initiative eligib...

Amid resident anxiety over relocation following the Porter Ranch gas leak, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge has denied the p...

Newly disclosed documents regarding jailhouse informants in Orange County can be used in the capital case of admitted mass mur...

Though the legal wrangling between Apple and the FBI over access to a San Bernardino shooter's iPhone has ended, new questions...

The State Bar says it can no longer provide the public with a list of people who pass the California bar exam as a result of l...